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USGS Crews Work to Measure Record Flooding Caused By Sally

Teams repair Streamgages damaged by Sally, ensuring vital data continues to transmit

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USGS Scientists Work on Four Tropical Cyclones at Once

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Sally expected to alter Gulf Coast Beaches from Louisiana to Alabama

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Hindcast of Hurricane Sally impacts on barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico

We performed XBeach and ADIRC+SWAN model simulations of Hurricane Sally over Dauphin and Petit Bois Islands off the Alabama-Mississippi coast to evaluate the morphologic response. Simulated water levels compared well with NOAA tide gauge observations to the east of Dauphin Island with a high model skill of 0.9. In addition, the XBeach model results of water levels, mean current speeds and signific
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Donya P. Frank-Gilchrist, Davina Passeri, Matthew V. Bilskie
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Sally